Suspended type of support



Dec. 10, 1940. w 2,224,161 2' SUSPENDED TYPE OF SUPPORT Filed Jan. 5, 1940 FIG. I-A

INVENTOR I mum PE.

ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 10, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

(Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as

amended April 30, 1928; 370 0. G. 757) The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States for governmental purposes without the payment to me of any royalty thereon in accordance with the provision-s of the act of April 30, 1928 (Ch. 460, 45 Stat. L. 467).

This invention pertains to supports generally and more particularly to the suspension hook type with safety attaching means for the suspension of articles.

An object of the invention is to provide means for removably securing and suspending articles. A further object is to provide a support of the class characterized by means for suspending collapsible articles and maintaining the same in a distended manner.

Further objects of the invention are the provision of an economical device of simple operation and of maximum serviceability.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, my invention resides in the arrangement and details of construction hereinafter set forth in the following specification and appended claims, certain embodiments thereof having the characteris- 25 tics of my invention and by which the same may be practiced being illustrated in the accompanying drawing, of which- Fig. 1 is an elevational view of one embodiment;

Fig. 1--a, a detail view illustrating a slight modification in the embodiment of Fig. 1;

Fig. 2, an embodiment similar to that of Fig. 1 but incorporating means for maintaining a collapsible article in a distended manner;

Fig. 3, an embodiment essentially the same as that of Fig. 2 except for a modification of the distending means; and

Fig. 3a., a section illustrating a reverse in the direction of the hook support of that of Fig. 3. 40 Broadly, my invention comprises suspension means for removably engaging an elevated support and means depending therefrom for removably suspending a collapsible article in a secure and distended manner. 45 By reference to the embodiments, exemplifying applications of my invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that my invention comprises a support of resilient characteristics, which may be suitably constructed of a single strand of wire bent to form a pair of substantially parallel hooks l0 and II maintained in spaced relation by a horizontally disposed portion l2 of the strand continuing from one end of the hooks and suspension members l3 and I4 continuing dependently from the other end of the hooks, respectively, into a horizontally disposed resilient article attaching and carrying member I5, and a hook latch Hi for releasably retaining and supporting the projecting end of the needle-like member [5;

In order to add resiliency to the supporting member [5; to relieve it of fatigue by the repeated closing of the device; and in order to set up a compression and resistance between the end of the member If: and the hook IE to prevent accidental unhooking, a spring acting coil I1 is provided. This coil, as shown in Fig. 1, may be positioned on the attached end of the horizontally disposed supporting member [5, or may be located or provided at a point along the member l5, as described more fully hereinafter in con nection with the embodiments illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3.

As will be seen from a comparison of Figs. 1 and l-a, the hooks l0 and II may be disposed reversely of the hook it or forwardly, in order that hook H extend over the hook It. In the latter case, Fig. 1 -a, hook ll shields the otherwise exposed hook IB and serves to limit the accidental vertical lifting of the end of the member 15. Similarly, the reversal of the hooks It! and II of the illustrated embodiments of Figs. 2 and 3 may be desirable for the same purpose and objects, in which event the reversal may be accompanied in a manner as illustrated in Fig. 3-a.

The illustrated embodiment of Figs. 1 and 1a may be preferable for use in the suspension of articles, including such as bags, sacks, etc., l8, having a beaded or looped edge l9 through which the member l5 may be passed. Whereas, the illustrative embodiment of Figs. 2 and 3 may be preferred for the suspension of collapsible articles having spaced suspension eyelets or loops 29 and 2|.

In the embodiments of Figs. 2, 3 and 3a, elements of the device are arranged whereby to prevent loops 20 and 2i, or other spaced suspension means of readily collapsible articles, including such as trousers, skirts, bags, etc, from sliding toward each other by reason of the nature or weight of the article itself. As a means for maintaining the article in a distended manner, the spring coil Il may be positioned or formed at a point on the suspension member l5 sufficiently spaced from its attached end to accommodate an article loop 20 between the coil I! and the depending suspension member l3. The elements l3 and I! will therefore perform the additional function of means for limiting the horizontal movement of an article loop 28 which has been passed over the coil l1 and brought to rest rearwardly thereof on the portion 22 of the member l5.

In the embodiments of Figs. 2, 3 and 3a, the free end of the member I5 is extended beyond the hook Hi to provide a portion 23 of sufiicient length to support another eyelet or loop 21 of an article. The hook 16 therefore performs the additional function of preventing the loop 2| from sliding toward loop 20. As a means for preventing horizontal displacement of loop 2| in the opposite direction, an additional hook 24 may be provided. This additional hook is spaced from, yet corresponding with, hook l6 suificiently to accommodate the loop 2| between the two hooks. Hook 24 also served to support the extended end portion 23 of the member [5. v

The illustrated embodiment of Fig. 3 difiers from that shown in Fig. 2 by the provision of oifsets 25 and 2B in the member l5 for the seating of the loops 2!] and 2! and for retaining the same in spaced or distended positions. The offsets 25 andZB readily afford at least a temporary retention of the article in a distended manner during the latching and unlatching of the suspension member l5.

From an inspection of the drawing, the manner of forming the double hooks I6 and 24, the oiTset retainers 25 and 26, as well as the spring coil I! from one continuous strand of wire, will be readily understood.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A suspension device comprising a pair of hook-like members adapted to engage a support, spacing means maintaining said members in fixed spaced relation, a horizontally disposed supporting member extending from one of said hook-like members, a spring acting coil within said horizontally disposed supporting member positioned at a point removed from its point of extension from the hook-like member whereby loops, eyelets, and the like, of an article to be suspended may be restrained from horizontal movement by said spring acting coil, and spaced hook-like means extending from the other of said hooklike members for releasably engaging and supporting the extending end of said horizontally disposed member, said hook-like means being spaced whereby to receive loops, eyelets, and the like, of an article to be suspended and restrain horizontal displacements thereof.

2. A suspension device comprising a horizontally disposed member having spaced ofisets adapted to receive loops, eyelets and the like of articles to be suspended and to serve as means for restraining horizontal displacement thereof, suspension means adapted to engage an elevated support, means resiliently connecting said suspension means to one end of said horizontally disposed member, and means depending from said suspension means and releasably engaging the other end of said horizontally disposed member.

WILLIAM RICE. 

